SAL appoints manager of Singapore office, while Union Pacific appoints cyber-security expert to board and Johanson Transportation Service announces promotions.
Ordering of containerships eased in the fourth quarter of 2015 despite attractive shipyard prices because carriers are running out of profitable trades on which to deploy them, according to London-based shipping consultant Drewry.
The National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association Of America says its members want issues related to vessel coordination, chassis, drayage availability, dwell times, container turnaround times, demurrage and detention to be addressed.
The DrayQ™ and DrayLink™ applications utilize Bluetooth, WiFi and GPS technology to measure how long drivers wait for cargo at the Northern California port.
Maritime New Zealand has withdrawn two statutory notices relating to the wreck of the MSC-operated containership MV Rena, which ran aground on the Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga Oct. 5, 2011.
Rep. Bill Shuster, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, came out today in strong opposition of Canadian Pacific Railway’s proposed takeover of number four U.S. railroad Norfolk Southern Corp.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore will begin granting a 10 percent concession on port dues for bulk carriers calling the Port of Singapore.
The larger, more efficient ships will reduce emissions per TEU by 65 percent, according to Atlantic Container Lines.
Swiss-based freight forwarding giant Kuehne + Nagel has appointed Bob Mihok president of its North American region.
The Russian port operator and stevedoring company posted a net loss of $83.4 million on revenues of $877.2 million for 2015.
Currency devaluation and market volatility are increasing risk exposure for major transportation infrastructure projects, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings.
The Lake Oswego, Ore.-based railroad transportation equipment manufacture posted net earnings of $44.9 million on revenues of $669.1 million for the second quarter of its fiscal year 2016, which ended Feb. 29, 2016.
Lim Yong Nam of Singapore will be extradited from Indonesia to Washington, D.C. to face criminal charges of exporting RF modules used in IEDs, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
The U.S. Transportation Department has released a web-based Transportation Rail Incident Preparedness and Response (TRIPR) training resource for emergency responders to crude oil train derailments.
The English port is increasing storage capacity at its grain terminal to accommodate up to an extra 16,000 metric tons of both import and export wheat at the port.
Transportation and logistics companies cut another 2,500 jobs in March, following revised decreases of 6,500 in February and 20,900 in January, according to recent preliminary data from the U.S. Department of Labor.
The e-commerce giant said the planned 1.1 million-square-foot fulfillment center in San Bernardino, Calif. is expected to generate over 1,000 full-time positions.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is now accepting applications to fill officer positions at border entry points mostly in the Southwest, Upper Midwest and Northeast.
The Russian cargo airline added a new Friday frequency to Singapore from its hub in Moscow last week, complementing the Thursday and Sunday frequencies it launched in September 2015.
Meanwhile, a global survey from the London-based Federation of National Associations of Ship Brokers and Agents finds many countries have failed to take action at national level to ensure the IMO container weight requirement can be met.
